“A second attempt to affix President Donald Trump’s name to the Kennedy Center is facing an emergency court challenge, with one member of the institution’s board calling the move a ‘breathtaking act of defiance,'” NOTUS reports.

“State governors, including Greg Abbott and Josh Shapiro, slowing development of the facilities as anger over AI spreads,” the Wall Street Journal reports.

“Canada and the U.S. say they are closing in on a deal over hundreds of billions of dollars’ worth of trade as a midnight deadline looms, but many are sceptical of a breakthrough in the volatile relationship,” the Financial Times reports.

“Log Cabin Republicans, the nation’s largest group representing gay conservatives and their allies, will no longer advocate for transgender rights,” NOTUS reports. “Ross Hemminger, the group’s president, wrote that the organization’s board of directors voted to narrow its national advocacy focus on issues relating to sexual orientation and conservative values. The group will now focus […]

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“President Trump has opened a new front in his campaign to intimidate political foes, threatening a prominent liberal think tank with a $5 billion defamation lawsuit over a report concluding that his deployment of the National Guard to cities across the country has had little effect on reducing violent crime,” the New York Times reports. […]

“Germany’s top security official confirmed the discovery of a cache of weapons on the outskirts of Berlin and said authorities are investigating the possible involvement of foreign security agents in a range of planned attacks,” Bloomberg reports. “The revelation by Interior Minister Alexander Dobrindt on Friday comes as officials in Berlin have issued increasingly urgent […]

“The most compelling clue that the injury to the 2-year-old daughter of Rep. Max Miller (R-OH) may have been inflicted and not accidental was the bruise itself: It seemed to be shaped like a handprint,” the Washington Post reports. “The child abuse investigations that followed have engulfed the Ohio Republican’s congressional campaign, bringing national attention […]

“Chief Justice John Roberts keeps a low profile while vacationing on his private island off Port Clyde, but that peace was interrupted last weekend by progressive activists who arrived by kayak, canoe and rowboat to protest the nation’s top jurist,” the Midcoast Villager reports.

“Retired Lt. Col. Alexander Vindman, who lost Tuesday’s Democratic primary for U.S. Senate in Florida, said he’ll be giving away the millions he raised for his campaign ‘to the places it will matter most’ — starting with the Florida Democratic Party,” the Washington Post reports. Said Vindman: “I want you to know that your support […]

“Vice President Vance said that Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has a ‘very discreet plan’ to shrink the nation’s debt,” NewsNation reports. Said Vance: “He has had a very discreet plan, of course, supported by the president of the United States, to get the United States to a point where our economy is growing faster than […]

“President Donald Trump announced on Friday the United States would allow tariff-free imports of up to 300,000 tons of ground beef over the next 90 days, in a bid to lower prices for American consumers with elections looming,” AFP reports.

New York Post: “Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sought U.S. political clout far beyond the dreams of any British royal since King George III, with the Duchess of Sussex angling to take over the Senate seat held by Kamala Harris ahead of the 2020 presidential election.” “Weeks before Democrat Joe Biden’s win over President Donald […]

Vanity Fair: “In public, White House press office staff are belligerent toward members of the media, hurling insults and invective. But in private? They’re cordial, efficient… even charming. Reporters fear what’s next.”

“The Trump administration is opening a new front in its campaign to remake higher education: threatening the American Bar Association’s power to accredit law schools,” the Wall Street Journal reports. “The action escalates the Trump administration’s long-running feud with the nation’s premier legal organization, which it has accused of promoting a progressive agenda, including pushing […]

“A 21-year-old recent college graduate was behind an anonymous website that put out widely shared fake election polling in Wisconsin, Nevada and California,” The Guardian reports. Said Rahil Prakash: “I wanted to see if fake polls could really penetrate the ecosystem that easily. And as it turned out, it could.” Earlier for members: The Fake […]

“British Prime Minister Andy Burnham said he will shift responsibility for economic growth away from the UK Treasury and toward his new office in the north of England,” Bloomberg reports. “Burnham’s premiership, which began last month, has focused on giving more power to regions outside London, while the PM has tightened his grip on economic […]

“If any politician wants to get mothers on their side, they should adopt this issue. It’s such an obvious electoral winner. And what I’ve learned is there is no force in the universe stronger than mothers trying to protect their kids.” — Social psychologist Jonathan Haidt, quoted by Politico, on the threats posed by social […]

“Democrats running for Senate have savaged President Donald Trump, betting that his historically low approval rating will help their party recapture the chamber in November’s midterm elections,” the Washington Post reports. “But some Democrats running in Republican-leaning states are also criticizing another unpopular institution: their own party.”

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“Fresh off the losses of three candidates he endorsed in Republican primaries, President Donald Trump faces a much higher-profile test of his political power in South Carolina,” CNN reports. “Trump is set to hold a rally Friday night in Myrtle Beach with Sen. Darline Graham, whom he endorsed for her late brother’s Senate seat and […]

“The premier of a Canadian province launched a blistering attack on President Donald Trump on Thursday, calling him a ‘bad person’ and ‘not to be trusted’ and urging Canada to keep fighting rather than rush to make concessions in trade talks with Washington,” the Associated Press reports.

“Economists have been repeatedly dumbfounded by the resilience of the economy in the face of the Covid-19 pandemic, wars, tariffs, inflation and sharply higher interest rates. A simple answer has provided a catchall explanation: the growth of artificial intelligence,” the New York Times reports. “But the growth of A.I. also poses a risk, reflected in […]

“Call them the 49 percent majority makers, a path blazed 20 years ago that Democrats probably need to replicate this fall,” NOTUS reports. “Back in 2006, when they gained six seats and the Senate majority, Democrats relied on a trio of victories that came courtesy of a plurality: Claire McCaskill winning Missouri with 49.6 percent […]

“Navy leadership is discussing renaming a Navy aircraft carrier after President Donald Trump,” NBC News reports. “The ship, which is still under construction, has been set to be named the USS Doris Miller in honor of an enlisted sailor who famously staffed an anti-aircraft gun during the attack on Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, during World War […]

“As the midterms get closer, the White House is confronting another topic instead: internal drama. From speculation about press secretary Karoline Leavitt’s replacement, to coverage of Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s wife getting unusually involved at the Pentagon, to further talk about President Donald Trump’s executive assistant, Natalie Harp, this week has underscored the administration’s difficulty […]

“More than 100,000 racing fans are expected to descend on the nation’s capital this weekend to watch as the streets around the National Mall become an IndyCar course. But not everyone is cheering,” NOTUS reports. “Preservationists from across the country are worried about the side effects of the Freedom 250 Grand Prix, particularly the vibrations […]

“Liberia’s agreement to accept up to 1,200 deportees from the U.S. remains shrouded in mystery a day after the first 20 arrivals landed in Monrovia, leaving many wondering what Liberia is getting in return,” Semafor reports. “The Liberian government has insisted the deal is ‘not a transaction with a quid pro quo,’ but that claim […]

“Reps. Robert Garcia and Jamie Raskin, who would lead the Oversight and Judiciary committees, respectively, if the party takes back the House, said they’re wasting no time in preparing an all-out oversight campaign targeting Trump, his family, and his administration,” Politico reports. “Both know that House Dems’ efforts now could provide a backbone for the […]

“Natalie Harp’s intimate letters to Donald Trump are being revealed in full for the first time—showing her spilling her heart, and saying she is ‘unworthy’ of him,” the Daily Beast reports. Writes Harp: “You are all that matters to me. I don’t want to ever let you down.”